Santiago Grillo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Santiago Grillo

Olympic sailor

Date of Birth: 27-May-1987

Place of Birth: Cali, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia

Profession: athlete

Nationality: Colombia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Santiago Grillo

  • Santiago Enrique Grillo Diez (born May 27, 1987 in Cali) is a Colombian windsurfer, who specialized in Neil Pryde RS:X class.
  • A two-time Olympian (2008 and 2012), he is ranked no.
  • 82 in the world for the sailboard class by the International Sailing Federation.
  • Grillo also trains for Velas y Vientos in Cali under his Argentina-based personal coach Manuel Fumagallo.Grillo made his debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished last out of thirty-five sailors in the men's RS:X class with a net score of 293.At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, as a 25 year old, Grillo qualified for his second Colombian team in the RS:X class by attaining a 53rd-place effort and an automatic berth at the World Championships in Cadiz, Spain.
  • Struggling to attain a top position in the opening series, Grillo accumulated a net score of 302 points for a 37th-place finish in a fleet of 38 windsurfers.

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